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    R3 optical drive question

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by widezu69, Jun 15, 2011.

  1. widezu69

    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    Hey peeps, I was wondering how easy it is to get to the optical drive in the M17x R3 to swap the optical drive? I may be getting one with a DVD/RW and I have my own Blu-ray so is it doable?
     
    widezu69, Jun 15, 2011
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  2. DaneGRClose

    DaneGRClose Notebook Virtuoso

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    It's doable but you have to disasemble and remove everything but the motherboard, you will have to take every single part off/out aside from the mobo so it takes a while. I'm sure you can do it as you've done quite a few other major part swaps but I'd plan on a 2+ hour job and repasting everything as well.
     
    DaneGRClose, Jun 15, 2011
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  3. Quadzilla

    Quadzilla The eye is watching you

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    To remove the optical drive you dont have to remove everything just the palmrest and the screen so its not bad.

    No need to remove the GPU CPU FANS Harddrives etc.
     
    Quadzilla, Jun 15, 2011
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  4. ECKS

    ECKS Notebook Prophet

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    Is there a reason why it's not just in a simple bracket like our HDDs?
     
    ECKS, Jun 17, 2011
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  5. LVNeptune

    LVNeptune Notebook Virtuoso

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    I didn't even think you needed to pull the palmrest off, figured the keyboard would do it.

    @Dookie - There is a bracket but the way the chassis was designed required them to put it inside the system.

    OT: Noone commented on my updated sig yet, quite surprised :)
     
    LVNeptune, Jun 18, 2011
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  6. LVNeptune

    LVNeptune Notebook Virtuoso

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    Update, I just replaced my optical drive with an HD. It took about 40 minutes to disassemble/reassemble. Should take someone with less experience an extra 20 minutes.
     
    LVNeptune, Jun 18, 2011
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